Archaeobotanical investigations of an earth oven in Kiribati, Gilbert Islands |
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Authors: | Anne Di Piazza |
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Institution: | (1) Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, ESA 5059, Laboratoire de Paléoenvironnements, Anthracologie et Action de l'Homme, Institut de Botanique, 163 rue A. Broussonet, F-34090 Montpellier, France;(2) Present address: Institut de Botanique, 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet, F-34000 Montpellier, France |
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Abstract: | This paper is an ethnobotanical study of a 400 year old earth oven discovered on Nikunau, in the southern Gilbert Islands. The anthropological analyses based on almost 2000 identified charcoal specimens show that only a few taxa were used for fuel, primarily monocotyledon endocarp which was waste from food production. In addition, a conventional non-parametric statistical test was evaluated for use as an indicator of similarity between samples. It appears that in an assemblage where the taxonomic range (monocotyledon to dicotyledon) is large, a rank order statistical test is inappropriate due to variation in fragmentation. |
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Keywords: | Gilbert Islands Ethnobotany Archaeobotany Spearman's rho Pandanus drupe |
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